Gallery: Should the stapler be considered a deadly weapon?

The stapler that was taken into evidence following the death of Robert Dziekanski was on display at the Braidwood trial Wednesday. The Apsco stapler is 7 inches in length when closed and 13 inches when opened. It does not, as has been suggested, come with kevlar armour, laser sighting, and a semi-automatic option.

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The stapler once held by Robert Dziekanski. Can you sense the danger?Jenelle Schneider
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The Apsco stapler growls at passing prey as its handler tries to wrestle it to the ground.Jenelle Schneider
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RCMP constable Kwesi Millington testifies at the Braidwood Inquiry. Millington was so frightened of the stapler on display in the court that he chose to give video testimony from a nearby broom closet.Jenelle Schneider
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What sort of evil genius mixed a shark with a stapler?! These people must be stopped!Handout
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In Office Space, Milton the clerk became so furious that his favourite stapler was taken away from him that he burned down his place of employment. Fair warning.Handout
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Mickey Rourke got to know the evil of staplers when he appeared in The Wrestler, receiving multiple staples to the head and chest from a staple gun-wielding opponent. That'd never happen with a three hole punch!Handout
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When you think of staplers, you think of dainty little office supplies, kind of like that which Robert Dziekanski held in his hand at YVR before being tasered. But what about these weapons of mass stapling? Behold - the staple gun.Handout
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It's clunky, but it packs a mean wallop. If the Germans had these during WWII, we'd all be speaking with an accent now.Handout
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The stapler that was taken into evidence following the death of Robert Dziekanski talks to reporters outside the trial. "They got nothin'," the piece of office equipment yelled, adding, "I wasn't even loaded!"Jenelle Schneider
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